Doha vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Doha	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1849	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4110	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$1204	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$412	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3003	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	44	80
😀 Quality of life	82	93
🏙️ Population	1.19M	737K

The cost of living in Doha is 42% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2509th and 125th ($1849 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Qatar and the United States, respectively. Check Qatar vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Doha compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Doha ranked 1st best city to live in Qatar vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 608th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Doha vs Seattle

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	Doha	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.7	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$12.3	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.46	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1391	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$974	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2548	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1715	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.9	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.7	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.5	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5456	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3618	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.56	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.85	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.26	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.94	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.09	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.89	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.87	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.07	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.3	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$825	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11426	$29883

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Cities near Doha

Distance	City	Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi	Al Khor	$1770
135 km or 84 mi	Riffa	$1201
138 km or 86 mi	Isa Town	$1230
139 km or 87 mi	Manama	$1237
175 km or 109 mi	Dhahran	$908
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$806
191 km or 119 mi	Dammam	$1008
236 km or 147 mi	Qatif	$873
265 km or 165 mi	Jubail	$930
282 km or 175 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1730
300 km or 187 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1942
380 km or 236 mi	Dubai	$2514
388 km or 241 mi	Sharjah	$1419
397 km or 247 mi	Ajman	$2521
405 km or 252 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1183
409 km or 254 mi	Jahrom	$530
414 km or 257 mi	Bushehr	$453
442 km or 275 mi	Borazjan	$477
442 km or 275 mi	Al Ain	$1449
455 km or 283 mi	Fasa	$529
466 km or 289 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1398
480 km or 298 mi	Kazerun	$503
483 km or 300 mi	Fujairah	$1228
489 km or 304 mi	Shiraz	$553
491 km or 305 mi	Riyadh	$1627
515 km or 320 mi	Al Wafrah	$1283
516 km or 320 mi	Bandar Abbas	$632
524 km or 325 mi	Marvdasht	$530
573 km or 356 mi	Kuwait City	$1454
597 km or 371 mi	Yasuj	$463
601 km or 374 mi	Al-Faw	$730
602 km or 374 mi	Behbahan	$483
617 km or 383 mi	Sirjan	$534
628 km or 390 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$521
635 km or 394 mi	Umm Qasr	$726
644 km or 400 mi	Abadan	$549
659 km or 409 mi	Khorramshahr	$542
663 km or 412 mi	Nizwa	$792
679 km or 422 mi	Az Zubayr	$719
683 km or 424 mi	Basra	$889

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114